Car Allowance Rebate System

Ford, the number two automaker in the United States is enjoying a surge in sales, thanks to the federal government’s ?Cash for Clunkers’ program. The company’s chief sales analyst, George Pipas, talks with The Takeaway about Ford’s prospects

General Motors announced that their electric car, the Chevy Volt, will get 230 miles per gallon during city driving. The Takeaway talks to Garry Golden, futurist and energy blogger, about fuel efficiency and the future of cars.

Car lots across the country are running out of vehicles to sell because of the government-funded Cash for Clunkers program. Joining The Takeaway is John McEleney, a Chrysler dealer from Iowa and the chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association.

The Senate wrapped up business for the summer, voting to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor and approving another $2 billion for the Cash For Clunkers program. The Takeaway’s Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich is following this news and more.

The Cash for Clunkers program has been a huge success in the U.S., but a German version of the program has encountered some unintended?even criminal?consequences. Ralph Atkins, the Frankfurt correspondent for the Financial Times, joins The Takeaway.